By Bernardine Adkins, David Lowe, Kieran Laird International law firm Gowling WLG has strengthened its international trade team with the appointment of Ursula Johnston as Director, Customs and Trade. Ursula joins from Ernst & Young, where she was the Brexit lead for their Customs and Trade (EMEIA) group. As an experienced customs and export controls […]
A no-deal Brexit would halve growth in the UK legal sector, according to economic forecasts by the Law Society and Thomson Reuters. Almost £3bn could be lost by 2025 if Britain exits Europe without a deal. The Society’s model, which used data and macroeconomic forecasts from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, the IMF […]
With growth in London far from reliable for law firms, is it time for Europe to take more of a leading role?
Paris and the Netherlands are already vying for the attention of international litigants, with both countries due to open international commercial courts later this year. It seems the cogs of Brexit and its consequences for the legal world and our courts are already starting to turn. The government is keen to quash any uncertainty around […]
New data collected by The Lawyer shows that an overwhelming 82 per cent of UK-based lawyers voted to remain in the EU in the referendum. But perhaps the most significant finding of The Lawyer’s survey – if perhaps not a surprising one – is that there appears to be little sign of anyone on either side changing […]
An overwhelming 82 per cent of UK-based lawyers voted to remain in the EU in the referendum, new data collected by The Lawyer reveals.
Is Brexit going to create more work for you and your team as clients get to grips with the new regulatory landscape? Or are you worried that work will dry up? To answer these questions The Lawyer has launched an anonymous survey, which aims to gather thoughts from UK and European lawyers in private practice. […]
As 2016 was hailed the year of disruptive political change at the heart of the Anglo-Saxon world, many expected the political storm to sweep the European continent in 2017 due to the elections in several key countries. But election results in The Netherlands, Germany and France provided a certain level of relief and continuity for the EU […]
Eversheds Sutherland has transferred more solicitors onto the Irish Roll than any other firm, although the rate of admissions has decreased by a third in the first full year after the EU referendum.
Smaller UK firms are bracing for a tough year, with Brexit the main cause of concern for the UK’s regional and independent players, exclusive UK 200 research has shown.
An overwhelming majority of UK firms say they believe trading conditions during the 2017/18 financial year will be tougher this year compared to 2016, data for this year’s UK 200 has revealed.
Interviewing at a firm with a big property practice? Impress your interviewers with your knowledge of these three real estate trends.
This year’s Global Litigation 50 report offers some tantalising glimpses into the future direction of the world’s disputes market, courtesy of the largest litigation and arbitration practices on the planet.
The Government has spent over £1.2m in legal costs during its Article 50 and Article 127 challenges in 2016/17, accounts have revealed.
And Lord Pannick QC was named Barrister of the Year for his work on groundbreaking Brexit case.
The Immigration Bill gives us our first glance at the government’s proposals to control the numbers of migrant workers from the EU to the UK once we have left the EU.
One year on from the Brexit referendum, where does the banking and finance sector stand?
For decades, Germany has been one of the biggest foreign investors in the UK. While the British love to talk about their ‘special relationship’ with the United States, there is now every chance that, in a post-Brexit world, Germany will become the UK’s new priority…
An Opinion, by English barristers Richard Gordon QC and Tom Pascoe, has been published considering the effect of Brexit (i.e. departure from the EU) upon the Unitary Patent (UP) Regulation and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement. Can the UK remain involved in the UP and UPC system? In summary, it was concluded that, upon Brexit, the […]
